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Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Feb. 13: Burlington Northern Railroad personnel repaired a gate that had been torn off by a truck at the Birch Street and SR 28 crossing in Odessa. A man found someone's wallet on Morgan Street near...
County Commissioner Dennis Bly attended Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, where he presented Lindsy Starkel, Deutschesfest Food Chairman, with official notification of a $10,000 grant from the Lincoln County Commissioners to be used for economic development. The fund is generated from a portion of the county’s excise taxes. The community kitchen project was one of several in the county which received funding. Chamber members went on to vote in a slate of officers and boa...
Michael Cronrath, social studies teacher in the Harrington School District, has announced plans for an eastern seaboard trip from Smithsonian Student Travel in 2013. Students (and adults) from Harrington, Davenport, Sprague, Odessa and other surrounding communities have gone on similar trips in the past. Cronrath says that students continue to tell him how much they enjoyed the experience. Those who haven’t made such a trip should know that it is an incredible experience, says Cronrath. Those not interested in travel are r...
Odessa The Odessa High School FBLA chapter competed at the Northeast Region FBLA Conference on February 1 in Spokane. Odessa had a strong showing with 41 students attending the conference. After weeks of practicing and studying, the chapter came home with 18 awards. First-place awards went to Kim Nelson (FBLA Principles and Procedures), Kira Powell (Client Service and Future Business Leader) and Charli Moffet (Public Speaking II). Second-place awards were won by Jared King...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 30: A caller reported that a boulder blocked the northbound lane of SR 231 north of Reardan at the canyon entrance. Water also was reported over the roadway in that area, with a depth of about a...
As previously reported in The Odessa Record, Odessa’s town council was informed at their December 12 meeting of cutbacks to the senior meals program. Since 2008 meals have been provided three days per week at Old Town Hall. Beginning in January, these meals have been reduced to two days a week. The senior meals program is administered by Okanogan County Transportation and Nutrition (OCTN), which is a private non-profit company that provides nutritionally balanced meals t...
The Odessa-Harrington boys basketball team traveled to Northport Tuesday, February 7, for the first-round 1B District playoffs. Going in they had high hopes of an easy victory. Up by 11 points at the half, they still had high hopes. But their opponents had high hopes, too. After a third quarter in which the two team matched each other point for point, the fourth quarter saw Northport draw the score ever closer. Northport’s Konkler beat the buzzer with a lay-in that sealed the Titans’ fate. The Titans now must make their way...
Odessa’s excellent train service ended abruptly in early 1929, with the opening of the Great Northern Railway’s Cascade Tunnel. With shorter operating time, the railroad eliminated several stops for its express trains. From then on, Odessa was left with only local service, one west-bound train in the morning and the other east-bound in the afternoon. The Record reported the changes which were taking place in its issue of January 31, 1929: Odessa will be one of the towns that will have no reason to rejoice over the Great Nor...
O-H vs. Inchelium Tuesday, January 24, the Titans traveled to Inchelium with only the varsity teams competing. It was a lopsided 72-12 win for the Odessa-Harrington boys in a game that allowed plenty of scoring opportunities for several team members. O-H 27 24 14 7 72 Inchelium 2 4 2 4 12 Cade Weber and Markus Smith each scored 14 points to pace the Titans. Jared King had 12, Stetson Sanford 11, Justin Hunt 10, Jacob DeWulf 7 and Brett Larmer and Nick Tebow had 2 each....
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 23: Railroad crossing malfunctions were reported on Brace and Division streets in Wilbur. A 911 caller's report of a bicyclist on I-90 was referred to the Washington State Patrol. Two dogs were...
The following area students have been named to the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University: Coulee City: Conor Patrick Jorgensen. Davenport: Elizabeth Ruth Anderson, Rachel Terese Erickson, Mariah Louise Mielke. Harrington: Rachel Lynn Roberts. Marlin: Kyle Dean Lesser. Odessa: Stephanie Lynn Wilson. Ritzville: Elena Jeanne Hennings, Heather Kay Hunt, Cory Gene Kiesz. Wilbur: Shelby Larissa Coffman, Jaime Lyn Haden, Michael Lance Schroeder, Karie Ellen Schuler. An undergraduate will be named to the P...
A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of September, October, and part of November. September Odessa resident Jakob Knoell turned 100 September 4. His children, Marianne Saltz (Soldotna, Alaska), and Vern and Joni Knoell (Colbert and Lamona, Wash.), as well as grandchildren Jeannette Ducker (Kasilof, Alaska), DiAnna Leaders (Soldotna, Alaska), Tami Knoell (Spokane), Kristi and Mark Lupton (Spokane) and greatgrandchildren Rylee Lupton and Sam Lupto...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 16: Dispatchers referred a report of a domestic assault involving a family in Reardan to local police. A caller from Seven Bays asked for assistance with what he described as an "out-of-control"...
It was a very satisfying week for the Titan boys varsity basketball team as they put up three wins in a row, defeating LaCrosse-Washtucna 46-43, Wilbur-Creston 63-52 and St. Michael’s 76-57. O-H vs. LaCrosse-Washtucna The Titan boys traveled to Washtucna Tuesday (January 10) to take on the Tigercats. By all accounts, it was a wild and wooly game with many turnovers and fouls. The Titans maintained their lead, despite a high-scoring final quarter by the Tigercats. O-H 8 18 14 6...
A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of July and August. July Odessa’s only grocery, which had been Denny’s Foods since the early 1990s, changed hands in July when Bob and Bonnie Dewey of Cowiche purchased the business from previous owner Denny McDaniel. The new owners, along with managers Jeff and Debbie Norris, presented the community with Odessa Foods. The Chamber of Commerce, but primarily Biergarten chairman Ted Bruya, wrestled with the d...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 9: Deputies responded to a reported assault at a Lakeview Terrace Mobile Home Park unit, from which yelling and screaming was heard. Coulee Community Hospital personnel treated a woman who...
Odessa School Board Chairman Ed Deife opened the meeting with a quorum of the co-op board present. Representing the Odessa board were Deife, Travis Wagner, Marcus Horak, Karma Henry and Joe Schlomer. Linda Mielke represented the Harrington board. Also present were Harrington administrators Mike Perry (superintendent) and Jacob Bang (principal), as well as Odessa administrators Suellen White (superintendent) and Ken Schutz (principal). Athletic director for the co-operative activities program, Darin Reppe, reported on the fall...
O-H vs. Columbia (Hunters) The team from Columbia High School in Hunters just couldn’t catch a break Tuesday, January 3 in Harrington. Even when they were left with a wide-open shot, the ball simply would not drop into the basket. O-H 24 20 19 13 -76 Columbia 7 5 2 9 -23 Meanwhile, the Odessa-Harrington boys showed some of the best passing they have exhibited to date, finding the open man who, more often than not, got the two- or three-pointer. Cade Weber led the Titans w...
O-H vs. Columbia (Hunters) The team from Columbia High School in Hunters came to Harrington last week Tuesday to hand the Titans a lopsided loss. Columbia 16 20 17 2 -55 Columbia 7 5 2 9 -23 Kendall Todd led the Titan scorers with 11. Jessie Whitaker had 3, and Rebekah Marshall, Chelsea Fisher and Jordyn Tanke all wound up with 2 points. Columbia’s Krista Colvin scored 23 points, nearly half of her team’s total points. Girls JV The girls junior varsity game was only two quarte...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 2: An emergency call that a vehicle was traveling west in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 90 was referred to the Washington State Patrol in Spokane. Stopping her in Davenport, a deputy...
Chamber of Commerce members were reminded at their January 10 meeting that several key Chamber positions are open, including that of Biergarten Chairman. They were also reminded that new officers will be installed in March, and were asked to serve if possible. Community Kitchen Members learned that the plan to upgrade the community center kitchen will not be able to begin until late December or possibly January, 2013. Events already scheduled at the venue don’t allow a long enough window of opportunity for construction u...
April The Stumpjumpers returned to Odessa for the White Knuckle and Frostbite events, which were held south of town near the Odessa Industrial Park. Some riders stayed the entire week and others returned the following weekend for the 41st annual Desert 100 endurance race, which has been held west of Odessa every year since 2003. Local businesses were able to take advantage of the influx of visitors, either by providing food and/or beverages at the campground site near SR 28 and Irby Road, or by providing extended business...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Dec. 26: After discovering an abandoned rolled over vehicle along Devils Gap Road, deputies learned that according to a text message received by a woman from her son, the driver, the Chevrolet pickup...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Dec. 19: After a call from the Ritzville hospital that a woman had become stuck near the Lincoln County fairgrounds, deputies checked the Davenport site, the new sports complex on McInnish Road and th...
The boys varsity basketball team had no games last week prior to the start of their winter break on Wednesday, December 21. Only the girls varsity and the boys junior varsity played against Moses Lake Christian Academy December 20 in games meant to fill out their schedules and replace games not played due to the opponents not having a girls varsity or boys JV. League play for both boys and girls begins after the break on Tuesday, January 3, against Columbia High School of...
